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What are the dates of the Babylonian Empire? |
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What are the dates of the Medo-Persian Empire? |
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What are the dates of the Grecian Empire? |
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What are the dates of the Roman Empire? |
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Who began the Maccabean Revolt? |
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Who was the father of Herod the Great? |
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When was Herod the Great given direct rule of Judea? |
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Herod the Great was a descendant of _____? |
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When did Herod the Great die? |
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Why was Herod Agrippa I loved by the Jews? |
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Because he tried to live according to the law |
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Which Herod did Paul almost convince to become a Christian? |
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The Pharisees are first mentioned under who reign? |
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What did the Pharisees accept in the canon of the OT? |
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The entire O.T. as Scripture |
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Which of the major Jewish sects believed in the resurrection of the body? |
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Which of the major Jewish sects denied the immortality of the soul? |
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Which of the major sects was an ascetic group living in the area north of the Dead Sea? |
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Which of the major sects did not believe in angels or demons? |
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What did the Sadducees accept as their canon of the OT? |
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Who copied and preserved the Dead Sea Scrolls? |
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Who was a radical group that used terrorism to overthrow the Roman government? |
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Who was known for their use of knives used to randomly murder Roman officials? |
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Who was a group of Jews that supported the Herodian rulership? |
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What was known as a Jewish place of worship? |
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What is a probable time for the beginning of the synagogue? |
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Who was a ruling body in Israel comprised of 70 men? |
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Who was responsible for producing copies of the Law for public worship? |
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Herod’s death is dated from what event that occurred on March 12th or 13th of 4 B.C.? |
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The rebuilding of the Temple was started by _____ in 20 B.C.? |
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When did Christ’s ministry begin? |
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What general date can be assigned to the crucifixion of Christ? |
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Matthew, Mark and Luke are known as the _____ Gospels? |
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What are the two documents comprising the Two Document Hypothesis? |
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For what audience did Matthew write his gospel account? |
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For what audience did Mark write his gospel account? |
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For what audience did Luke write his gospel account? |
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What four “outcasts” were included in Luke’s genealogy? |
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Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba |
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What is the importance of the parthenos as used in Mt. 1:23? |
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We know little of Jesus’ childhood, other than his visit to _____? |
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What community practiced baptism as a rite for those joining their sect? |
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Who taught that Jesus was just a man prior to His baptism? |
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Where did Jesus perform His first miracle? |
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The Samaritans took the Pentateuch and replaced all references to Mt. Moriah with ___. |
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Where was it Jesus’ custom to go on the Sabbath and read the Scriptures? |
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Who does tradition indicate was crucified on a “X” shaped cross? |
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James, son of Zebedee, was known as one of the __________ because of his zeal for the Lord. |
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John, son of Zebedeee, was the only apostle we know of that died of ____. |
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One of the most significant areas of conflict between Jesus and the Pharisees involved the _____. |
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The Pharisees despised John for his _____. |
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The Pharisees believed that _____ was a sign of God’s favor. |
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The _____ questioned Christ regarding paying taxes to Rome. |
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How did the Sadducees attempt to show what they perceived as the absurdity of the resurrection in a confrontation with Christ? |
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Ask a question regarding a woman married to seven brothers |
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_____ seat was the seat of honor in the Synagogue. |
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_____ were leather boxes containing Scripture that were strapped to the hand or the forehead. |
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The _____ were compared to a cup which looked clean on the outside, but it was vile inside. |
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Why did the Pharisees and Scribes want Jesus dead? |
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Why did the Sadducees want Jesus dead? |
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Upset status quo and pocketbooks |
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Why did the Herodians want Jesus dead? |
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Threaten Political Stability |
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Jesus’ first Jewish trial was before _____. |
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Jesus’ second Jewish trial was before _____. |
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Jesus’ third Jewish trial was before _____. |
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Roman trials #1 and #3 were before _____. |
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Roman trial #2 was before _____. |
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Jesus’ crucifixion was at a place called _____. |
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The term __ means “to purchase from the marketplace in order to set free.” |
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A ____ acted on the behalf of another in order to redeem property. |
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The term _____ refers to the process whereby those that were once enemies are made friends. |
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The term _____ refers to God’s being appeased. |
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The _____ were experts at crucifixion and death. |
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The ___ Theory asserts that Christ did not really die; he merely lost consciousness. |
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How can one easily refute the Hallucination Theory? |
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Difficult for 500 people to have the same thing at once |
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After _____ days, Christ ascended into heaven. |
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